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April 17, 1951 v '2 Shee-tsfheet 2 Filed Aug. 2, 1945 Patented Apr. 17, 1951 NUNITED STAT-ss PATENT ,@FFfIlCiE K BARN @hangs s. ssh, Milford, Mish. Application August 2, 1945, ,Serial No. 608,485

*1 `The present invention relates tobuilding struc tures for theshelter and feeding of livestock.

Objectsand advantages of the invention will be set forth in part hereinafter and in lpart lwill be ,obvious hererQm, or may be learned by practice with the invention, the same being realized and attained by means pf the instrumental-ities and combinations pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention `c,onsists in A,the novel parts, con structions, arrangements, combinations, and improvements 'herein shown `and described.

The accompanying drawings, referred .to `herein and constituting `a `part hereof, illustrate embodiments `,of the invention, and together with the .descriptipn serve to explain the principles of the .invention- Of the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the top, an end, and a side ,of a structure embodying the present invention;

Fig.; is a sectional view taken talong line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is ,a perspective view oi the top, an end,

` and a side .of a structure embodying a rmpdiiicaf tion o f the present invention; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

It is Yan object of the present invention to pro..-

vide a livestock barn in which lthe feed, such as hay, for the stock comprises the sheltering roof` of the structure. Another object ofthe invention is to provide a slope to this roof so that the taller animals will feed at one section and the shorter animals will feed 'at other sections.

In general the invention comprises roofed structures with spaced rafter-like members eX- tending from the top of said roofed structures downward to a supporting means, such as a beam, which is located between the roofedv structures. The spaces between the rafters are preferably completely open and uncovered.

The structures of the present invention are especially useful in cold weather as the supply of feed acts as the protective roof of the structure. As the feed, and hay shall be taken for an exe ample, is thrown on the rafters it will accrete from the lowei1 portions of the rafters up to the higher portions, the lower hay acting as a support for that resting upon it. In this way, the

hay will ultimately cover the entire open space between the rafters. The hay, of course, will hang down between the rafters and become ac cessible to the animals in the structure. The taller animals, such as cattle or horses, will feed upon the hay which is hanging from the higher 5 Claims. (014119-115) 2 portions of the rafters, while ,shorter animals, such as sheep, 4.will feed upon .that hanging from the lower portions. As they ,feed .and .exhaust the bottom portion lof the hay, more will come within their reach ithrcugh `the combinedreiiect of the friction of thethay upon itselfVand gravity. When the lpoint :is :reached where rthehayceases 5to become Yaccessi-ble .at Lparticuflar fpoints the :animals will move on and `:the .sa-me procedure will `follow at other ipoints.

Referring `now in `detail to the illustrative em `bodi-ments lor the present invention, Vas shown :by

way of example in Figs. l and 2 of the accompany drawings, this embodimentof the=invention comprises substantially parallel spaced sheds l each having a roof `2, a side wall 3, and. a-door 4, at one end, and an end wail 5 at the other end. The sheds. VI are connected `to eachother at each of their ends by walls E. A beam 'I extends from `approximately the center -of one wall '6 to the other wall Said 'beam l is located in a plane substantially lowerthan that of the inner portion of the shed roof 2. Along and below the inner edge of each shed roof 2 extends a beam 8. A series of substantially -parallel, spaced reiter-like members 9 extend from the roof beams 8 to the center beam 1. These rafter-'like vmembers 9 are separated from each other laterally by substantially regular spaces, so that the feed I0 maybe evenly distributed.

The opening for each door 4 is of su-flicient size for a vehicle, such as a truck or wagon, to be driven into the passageway under the roof 2. Each roof 2 and side wal1-3, is of dimensions sufiicient to permit the passage of said vehicle completely along the passageway for the purpose of removing refuse from the structure.

The rafters 9 at their lower ends near the beam 'I are raised from the floor approximately the height of a sheep. At their higher ends, near the beams 8, they are raised from the floor approximately the height of a horse. Said rafters 9 4are sufliciently long to accommodate several animals' lengthwise beneath them.

When the rafters 9 are loaded with straw, crushed fodder, and the like, such feed can be blown into place after coming through the machine. However, if it is intended to load the rafters 9 with hay which is hauled directly from the eld this may best be done by means of a power operated fork or sling. For such purposes, the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is used. i

A steel super-structure is built on top of a building structure substantially as shown in IFigs. 1 and 2, and previously described. l

Extending upward from beams I3 are a plurality of uprights I4, which support a roof I5.

VAttached to the under side of theroof I5 and extending longitudinally thereof in approximately the mid-line is a mono-rail I8 along which a power driven hay fork or sling, not Y shown, may be driven.

As inthe previous embodiment just described, a pluralityof inclined rafters 2-3 are provided, and these are supported at the lower ends on longitudinally extending beams 24 supported by posts 25.

The entire super-structure is preferably com- 4 Y ing high enough to at least accommodate a horse and said ends of said members between said structures being supported above the -ground to about the height of a sheep, said members being of suicient length to accommodate several Y wherein side walls are provided on three sides posed of structural steel and nished off with Y corrugated steel roong.

In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings it will be noticed that the en'd walls 2| are closed ush with the shed roofs 22. This prevents the animals from feeding from the outsideV of the structure off the ends.

The feed may be placed in the structure during the seasonable harvest time. The shed will not be occupied and the feed will not be used ordinarilyV until winter.

The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific mechanisms shown and described but departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the accompanying claims without departing from the principles of the invention and Without sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I claim is:

1. A farm building comprising, in combination, a pair of laterally separated, longitudinally extending substantially parallel roofed structures, a plurality of rafter-like members extending from the edge of the roof of each of said structures nearer the other said structure to substantially a central position between said their ends centrally between Vsaid structures forming a V shaped trough to receive animal feed forming a roof supported by said members, said structures being substantially entirely open at their sides facing each other, said structures be- `of each Vof said roofed structures and walls are e provided between respective ends of said roofed structures said latter Walls serving to close off the space between said roofed structures.V

4. A farm building as set forth in claim 1 wherein walls are provided between respective ends Vof said roofed structures said walls being throughoutsubstantially the height of therhighest point of said roofed structures. Y

5. A farm buildingas set forth in claim 1 wherein a roof portion is provided substantially entirely covering the space between said roofed structures wherein said rafter-like members are positioned for the holding of animal feed.

CHARLES S. ASH.

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